Italy criticizes US over its Iraqi checkpoints
Reuters - 1 hour ago By Crispian Balmer. ROME (Reuters) - Italy criticized the US military on Monday for failing to establish rules for checkpoints in Iraq, saying nervous US troops manning a haphazard road block were to blame for the killing of an Italian agent near Baghdad.

Annan warns of nuke proliferation
Washington Times - 55 minutes ago By Paul Bukhardt. United Nations, NY, May. 2 (UPI) -- UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned Monday of the consequences of a nuclear conflict on the opening day of a UN conference on the nuclear non-proliferation treaty.

Charges not ruled out for runaway bride
CNN - 4 hours ago ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Jennifer Wilbanks, the betrothed suburban Atlanta woman whose pre-wedding flight spawned a national search, could face misdemeanor or felony charges, a prosecutor said Monday. Gwinnett

Stand up. Tongue update. Time travelers.
Houston Chronicle - 3 hours ago By KYRIE O'CONNOR. 1. I was, I confess, slightly disconcerted by Laura Bush's stand-up act at the White House Correspondents Dinner Saturday night. Now, I'm thrilled she'd have the gumption to take on that

Sharansky quits in protest at pullout
Guardian Unlimited - 23 minutes ago Natan Sharansky, the Israeli minister who spent a decade in Soviet prison camps, has resigned from Ariel Sharon's government in protest at the plan to evacuate settlements in Gaza and the northern West Bank.

England Pleads Guilty to Abusing Prisoners
ABC News - 3 hours ago Army Pfc. Lynndie R. England looks down as she arrives to testify in her court martial at Fort Hood, Texas, Monday, May 2, 2005. (AP Photo/LM Otero). By TA BADGER Associated Press Writer. FORT HOOD, Texas May 2, 2005 — Pfc.

Morgan board backs Purcell
Guardian Unlimited - 23 minutes ago The board of Morgan Stanley has again given its backing to embattled chairman and chief executive Philip Purcell, but detailed a series of governance changes aimed at easing criticism of the Wall Street firm.

UPDATE 6-Verizon wins MCI with $8.5 billion offer
Reuters - 2 hours ago By Justin Hyde. WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ.N: Quote, Profile, Research) won its 10-week battle for MCI Inc. (MCIP.O: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday, as Qwest Communications International Inc.

Praise for Minutemen Riles Hispanics
HispanicBusiness.com - 8 hours ago California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's praise for US anti-immigrant vigilantes patrolling southern Arizona have rankled many in his state's huge Hispanic community. The chairman of the state Democratic Party

Hostage 'realised dangers' of post-war Iraq
ABC Online - 46 minutes ago A journalist who met Australian man Douglas Wood, who has been taken hostage in Iraq, says Mr Wood was a well-liked man who, like many others, was taking advantage of the business opportunities in post-war Iraq.